List of International Rugby League members

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The International Rugby League (IRL) was founded in its current form in 1998, consisting of 10 full members.[citation needed] The federation currently consists of 35 members (14 full and 21 affiliate), and 24 observer members.

Members[edit]

Full[edit]

Nation Governing body Full member since
 Australia Australian Rugby League Commission 1998
 Cook Islands Cook Islands Rugby League 1998
 England Rugby Football League 1998
 Fiji Fiji National Rugby League 1998
 France French Rugby League Federation 1998
 Jamaica Jamaica Rugby League Association 2013[1]
 New Zealand New Zealand Rugby League 1998
 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League 1998
 Samoa Rugby League Samoa 1998
 Serbia Serbian Rugby League 2012[2]
 South Africa South African Rugby League 1998
 Tonga Tonga National Rugby League[a][3] 1998
 Ukraine Ukrainian Federation of Rugby League 2013[1]
 Wales Wales Rugby League 2010
  1. ^ The TNRL was confirmed as having been expelled from the organization in April 2021.

Affiliate[edit]

Nation Governing body Affiliate member since
 Brazil Confederação Brasileira de Rugby League [pt] 2019[4]
 Cameroon Cameroon Rugby League XIII 2021[5]
 Canada Canada Rugby League 2013
 Chile Federacion de Rugby Futbol League 13 2018[6]
 Czech Republic Czech Rugby League Association 2011
 Germany Nationaler Rugby League Deutschland 2017[7]
 Ghana Rugby League Federation Ghana 2020[8]
 Greece Greek Rugby League Association 2018[9]
 Ireland Rugby League Ireland [a]
 Italy Federazione Italiana Rugby League [b]
 Kenya Kenya Rugby League Federation 2022[12]
 Lebanon Lebanese Rugby League Federation [c]
 Malta Malta Rugby League 2013
 Morocco Fédération Marocaine de Rugby League 2021[5]
 Netherlands Nederlandse Rugby League Bond 2017[13]
 Nigeria Nigeria Rugby League 2020[8]
 Norway Rugby League Norge 2011
 Russia Association of Rugby League Clubs [d]
 Scotland Scotland Rugby League [e]
 Turkey Turkish Rugby League Association 2018[15]
 United States USA Rugby League 2015

Observers[edit]

Nation Governing body Observer since
 Albania Albanian Rugby League 2018[16]
 Argentina Argentina Rugby League 2024[17]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Asocijacija Ragbi 13 Bosnia-Hercegovina 2018[18]
 Bulgaria Bulgarian Rugby League Federation 2017[19]
 Burundi Burundi Rugby League 2016[20]
 Colombia Colombia Rugby League XIII
 DR Congo DR Congo Rugby League XIII 2015
 El Salvador El Salvador Rugby League 2021
 Georgia Georgia Rugby League
 Hungary Hungarian Rugby League Federation 2013
 Japan Japanese Rugby League Association 2021
 Libya Libya Rugby League Association 2019
 Mexico Mexican Rugby Federation 2018
 Montenegro Montenegro Rugby League 2021
 North Macedonia Macedonian Rugby League 2023[21]
 Palestine Palestine Rugby League 2014[22]
 Philippines Philippines National Rugby League 2021
 Poland Polska Rugby XIII 2017
 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Rugby League Federation
 Slovakia Slovakia Rugby League 2023[21]
 Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Rugby League Federation 2011
 Spain Spanish Rugby League Association 2013[f]
 Sweden Sweden Rugby League 2011
 Vanuatu Vanuatu Rugby League

Former members[edit]

Nation Governing body Period of membership
 Belgium Belgium Rugby League Association 2013–2024[10]
 Denmark Denmark Rugby League Federation 2011–2024[10]
 Ethiopia Ethiopian Rugby League Association 2014–2024[24][10]
 Latvia Latvia Rugby League 2008–2024[10]
 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Rugby League Association 2013–2024[10]
 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Rugby League Until 2024[10]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Rugby League Ireland previously held full membership between 2011 and 2024.[10]
  2. ^ Federazione Italiana Rugby League previously held full membership between 2017[11] and 2024.[10]
  3. ^ The Lebanese Rugby League Federation previously held full membership between 2012[2] and 2024.[10]
  4. ^ Russia's Association of Rugby League Clubs obtained full membership status in 2013.[1] They were suspended from international competition in 2022 following the Russian invasion of Ukraine,[14] and their reclassification to affiliate membership was confirmed in 2024.[10]
  5. ^ Scotland Rugby League previously held full membership between 2011 and 2024.[10]
  6. ^ The Spanish Rugby League Association was admitted as an observer member in 2013 and obtained affiliate membership in 2015.[23] They held affiliate membership until they were reclassified as observers in 2024.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Rugby League's international body RLIF has welcomed Russia, Ukraine and Jamaica to full membership". SBS. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Lebanon & Serbia promoted to full members of RLIF". NRL.com. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  3. ^ https://www.tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/CAS_Media_Release_6929.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ "Brazil Rugby League to be recognised by the Rugby League International Federation". RLIF. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  5. ^ a b "International Rugby League upgrades two members and welcomes one new member". IRL. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Chile are the latest nation to gain Affiliate Member status with the Asia Pacific Rugby League". RLIF.com. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Germany restores its affiliate membership". RLEF. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Nigeria and Ghana Approved as Affiliate Members International Rugby League". IRL. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Greece Rugby League Association admitted to RLEF". RLEF. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "IRL Membership: Ireland, Italy, Lebanon, Scotland Reclassified". International Rugby League. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Italy Promoted to Full Member Status of RLIF". RLIF. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Kenya Rugby League Federation awarded International Rugby League Affiliate Membership". Rugby League International Federation. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  13. ^ "Dutch upgraded following RLEF congress in Belgrade". RLEF. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  14. ^ Berry, Mark (1 March 2022). "Russia banned from international rugby league competitions". Halifax Courier. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Turkey accorded affiliate member status of Rugby League European Federation". RLEF. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Albania granted observer status". RLEF. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  17. ^ "Argentina granted IRL observe member status". International Rugby League. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  18. ^ "Bosnia Herzegovina awarded observer status". RLEF. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  19. ^ "Bulgarian Rugby League Federation comes on board". RLEF. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  20. ^ "Burundi joins RLEF". RLEF. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  21. ^ a b "North Macedonia and Slovakia are the latest nations to be awarded International Rugby League observer status". intrl.sport. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  22. ^ "Palestine Rugby League gain RLEF observer status". RLEF. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  23. ^ "Spain becomes twentieth RLEF member". RLEF. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  24. ^ "Ethiopia recognised as an observer". RLEF. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2018.